Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Chris Weigant: The Interrogation Of Mr. Claus (Necktie)

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He was walking so fast that his necktie blew over his left shoulder and trailed in the breeze like a scarf. Head down, eyes squinting from single-minded concentration, Robert Melandri made a beeline Friday across the parking lot at Utica Square.
The makeshift sign, with crooked letters and bright colors like a third-graders class project, was held aloft in the twilight chill of No. 1 Ohio States 42-39 victory over archrival and second-ranked Michigan last month. In Tressel We Trust, it said.
IT'S BEEN almost a year since Eddie Sherman officially retired as the three-dot columnist at MidWeek, but when our waitress at Romano's Macaroni Grill introduced herself as "Cat," Sherman was back in action, asking questions and collecting information as if he had a column due the next morning.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Piecing it all together (Necktie)

Southwest Journal - A gray photo of a young boy, necktie wildly flapping across his white collar shirt, gravitates toward the screen. As his shoulders fill the frame, a soft fade brings viewers to the same boy seven decades later, in full color, recalling his younger
Chicago Tribune - I enjoy coming to work every day," says Spolec, 65, looking like a professional again in a dark suit, his necktie fastened with a pearl tie tack. Spolec's story is both inspirational and cautionary. His experience working more than three decades in a
PRWeb - As the Holidays Near, the Popular CubeDoor is Flying Off the Shelf In the new age of casual dress, it no longer makes sense to get dad that golf necktie for Christmas. What do you give the man who has everything? How about the most precious commodity

Friday, January 12, 2007

Necktie - MORE BUSINESS NEWS

NorthJersey.com - Riches, scandals mark year's business winners, losers Before 2006, if someone in the business world mentioned "backdated options," you'd be forgiven for thinking they were making a joke about Steve Jobs' necktie collection.
Associated Press - Business 2006: Who Won, Who Lost NEW YORK (AP) -- Before 2006, if someone in the business world mentioned "backdated options," you'd be forgiven for thinking they were making a joke about Steve Jobs' necktie collection .
Newsday - It is impossible not to be impressed with the author's profoundly thorough reporting, which builds on his landmark 2001 article for the Wall Street Journal. This is the most comprehensive account ever written of the most famous play in sports history
Kansas City Star - At first the designers had nothing to go on but the screenplay, whose opening sequence described Harold s morning ritual: brushing each tooth with an exact number of strokes, tying his necktie, counting his steps as he walks to the bus stop. The
Chicago Tribune - I enjoy coming to work every day," says Spolec, 65, looking like a professional again in a dark suit, his necktie fastened with a pearl tie tack. Spolec's story is both inspirational and cautionary. His experience working more than three decades in a
Houston Chronicle - I could see the misery in his face every time he walked in with his necktie up to here and his suit," his father said. He eventually settled on pool maintenance, teaching himself the trade while building his customer base to nearly 100 in Orange
MetroMix - I'd be happy to give you the perfect gift to go with that reindeer-festooned polyester necktie. 10. "Living Marine Aquarium" (Screendreams, $19.99). In an odd nod to "Finding Nemo," the DVD jacket prominently features a clownfish. "Living Marine
Forbes - The trade-off is working at Brooks Brothers , which has revved up necktie production in Queens, N.Y., of all places, reducing production cycle time from ten days to two hours. By delivering what the customer wants as quickly as possible--and at a